Corpo™ Smart Architecture of Fibre or Metallic Reinforcement Increases Product Performance

Optimization of textile or metallic reinforcements often is sought in improved properties of the fibre/wire and the bonding agent. This approach does lead to innovation, but does

not exploit the full potential of the reinforcement. Taniq and the of Technology have developed a new method of fibre reinforcing convoluted products,

called Corpo fibre reinforcement. This optimized placement of the fibres is based on the fact that all fibres are equally loaded in tension and the matrix has zero shear stress. A set of equations can be obtained that describe the shape and fibre path of these products according to three parameters q, r and ρ0. Depending on the required dimensions, shape

and properties of the product, these parameters can be changed to obtain an optimal design. Parameter q influences the degree of concavity at the areas near the smallest

radius. The dimensionless load factor r is the ratio between the axial resultant of the internal pressure and a possible external axial force at the polar ends. The profile is sized

with the parameter ρ0, which is the theoretical minimum radius of a cell.